Table 2. Maternal and neonatal outcomes in T1DM and T2DM pregnancies.
| T1DM (n = 221) |
T2DM (n = 87) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-eclampsia/PIH | 22 (10) | 9 (10) | 0.928 |
| Cesarean section | 92 (42) | 30 (35) | 0.237 |
| Gestational age at delivery, weeks | 37.1 ± 2.1 | 38 ± 2.2 | 0.000 |
| Pre-term birth | 63 (29) | 11 (13) | 0.003 |
| Female infant | 104 (47) | 43 (49) | 0.708 |
| LGA infant | 111 (50) | 20 (23) | 0.000 |
| Birth weight, g | 3746 ± 711 | 3531 ± 778 | 0.020 |
| Macrosomia (> 4,000 g) | 87 (39) | 19 (22) | 0.003 |
| Apgar score < 7 at 5 min | 9 (4) | 5 (6) | 0.536 |
| Neonatal hypoglycemia | 61 (28) | 11 (13) | 0.005 |
| Shoulder dystocia | 4 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.680 |
T1DM, type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; PIH, pregnancy-induced hypertension; LGA, large for gestational age.
Results are given as n (%) or mean ± SD.
Differences in means were tested by t-test. Frequencies were compared using the Chi-squared test.